adj
Meaning 1
Born out of wedlock; illegitimate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
misbegotten
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/
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General-American: /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɑtn̩/
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CMU ARPABET: M IH2 S B AH0 G AA1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Ill-conceived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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adj
Meaning 3
Bad; worthless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 4
One born illegitimately (i.e., out of wedlock); a bastard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete, sometimes
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noun
Meaning 5
A person born into infelicitous circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, in-plural
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verb
Meaning 6
past participle of misbeget
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
born out of wedlock- E.A.Freeman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bastardly, misbegot, spurious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English begotten English misbegotten From mis- + begotten.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: misérables — people, considered as a class, born into infelicitous circumstances
- Polish: nieszczęśnicy — people, considered as a class, born into infelicitous circumstances